Science Fiction/Futures II: understanding present and future(s) of strategy, social and technological development through storytelling
“From what I’ve read,” I said to him, “the world goes crazy every three or four decades. The trick is to survive until it goes sane again.” ― Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower The first Science Fiction/Futures event sparked conversation about a range of topics from how reading and writing fiction can help military strategists envision the future of warfare, to debate about whether the social lessons of science fiction are ignored in favour of the technological content. This event will build on those discussions with new voices and ideas, including visions of South Australia in [...]